Politics of Nuclear Disarmament - Obstacles to and Opportunities for Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

This book explores what political conditions must be established and what obstacles overcome for the five official Nuclear Weapon States (NWS): China; France; Russia; the UK; and US to eliminate their nuclear weapons.

List of contents

Introduction Part One: Understanding nuclear disarmament: theory and practice Chapter One: Conceptualising nuclear disarmament Chapter Two: Assessing theories of nuclear possession and disarmament Part Two: Obstacles to and opportunities for nuclear disarmament in and between the NWS Chapter Three: United States of America Chapter Four: Russia Chapter Five: United Kingdom Chapter Six: France Chapter Seven: China Chapter Eight: Realising NWS nuclear disarmament through institutional democratisation Conclusion

About the author

Tim Street is a researcher and activist based in Chelmsford and Oxford.

Summary

This book explores what political conditions must be established and what obstacles overcome for the five official Nuclear Weapon States (NWS): China; France; Russia; the UK; and US to eliminate their nuclear weapons.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Street
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367491291
• ISBN: 978-0-367-49129-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Modern Security Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Nuclear, Politics & government, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Nuclear weapons, Peace studies & conflict resolution